>>34199008>Mr. Masuda, how did you feel about the balance for the battles this time?Mr. Masuda: At a recent Pokémon tournament in Japan, Kangaskhan and Garchomp were used quite a lot, so I wouldn’t deny that those seem a bit too prominent. But for now, it appears to me that the players seem to have a good grip on strategies to counter one another, so I think we’ve achieved an adequate sense of balance.
At the moment, are there any Pokémon that are being used to battle in a way you didn’t expect, Mr. Morimoto?
Mr. Morimoto: Oh, there are already plenty of them. Among them, I would say that what’s happened with Aegislash has been really unexpected. We really thought of Aegislash as a Pokémon that would battle using primarily physical attacks. But recently, there has been an increase in Aegislash using special moves, like the Steel-type move Flash Cannon.
It seems like there would also be Pokémon that aren’t yet being used in battle in the way that you imagined they would be when you created them.
Mr. Morimoto: I like tricky battling styles, so I’m often thinking about unexpected strategies using Pokémon like Malamar and Aromatisse, but those may not have been uncovered yet [by others]. Malamar’s Topsy-Turvy is a move that will reverse the stat changes in an opponent, and Aromatisse’s Hidden Ability Aroma Veil is interesting because it can negate some status moves, like the perennial battle favorite, Taunt. I’m thinking that you could probably use Aromatisse in particular to great effect if you used Trick Room well. But those kinds of tricky strategies tend to have some real peculiarities that can make them fail, so maybe it’s just that no one is really looking into them. [laughs]
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